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Chin-ups at Home
This test is part of the home fitness program, fitness you can do at home with minimal equipment.
Equipment Required: suitable overhead support, such as ceiling rafters in a garage or the moulding of your door frame. There are pull up bars that fit within a door frame available.
Technique
- Stand on a chair or jump up to grasp the bar, with your hands positioned shoulder-width apart and with an underhand grip.
- Start in the hang position below the bar.
- Slowly raise your body until your chin reaches the bar level.
- Pause a moment before slowly lowering yourself back to the starting position.
Key points to remember
- Don’t swing or use momentum to get your body to the top.
Alternatives
- If you are feeling strong, the intensity of this exercise can be increased increasing the number of repetition and/or by attaching weights to your body.
- you may use an overhand grip (palms facing away from you - it really does not matter.
Related Pages
- more of fitness at home
- where to buy pull-up or chin-up bars.
- World Records for Chin Ups
